The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 25 October 1906

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    18 257 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1906. No. 1,004
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    CONTENTS.
    165 257 t In u">7 i•• ■_'•"> 7 i. m Jr m _'.'■> I Tod f 25 I it- i r. i OH] ~j •ti<n Fa c Tr<«uM. «j ."..^.7 2^i 267 _h, V s M r. 963 v 266 ■_'t>7 •minissioii 264 a ■•un.il vMieiuluic 1 868 me* 26^ t
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Birth.
      135 257 "Crm%ilea*' Kernel Haibour on the Wh in<t. tb€ wife oi SAMUEL COCKBURN a son. Boyi>.- On 16th Oct., 1906, at (Jula Kstate, Pcrak. tho wife of Thomas Boyd, of a son. At Cairn HilK Singapore, on 19th inst. the ilife of EDWIN M. Jamon. <»fason. [stillborn]. At the Maternity
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      Marriage.
      104 257 BftUGH- SCABRATT. On the 10th inst. at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, by the Rev. 11. C. Izard, Colonial Chaplain. Sheddan Thomson Bragh B.Sr.. A. O. S. M. etc. youngest son of the late James Bruprh of Cloan Romahapa. New Zealand, to May youngest daughter of the late Joyiah Scarratt
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    Death.
    41 257 At Port Diekaoo on 20th inst.. "Maijorie" dau^nter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm ClmMING, aged G months. By Cable. On the 13th inst. at Sonthpprt, England, Frank Burjis of the Leopoldina Railway Coy. Rio de Janeiro Brazil, aged 28 years.
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    THE WEEK.
    272 257 The mail of September 28th arrived by the Kistna on Monday, owing to delay caused by the accident to the Isis. The French mail Tonkin brought the mails of a day later a day sooner. This homeward mail is carried by the P. ft O. Delhi fearing to-day.
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 257 (Corrected up to Oct. 24.) Bauk4m/s JW deuiaiul g» Private credits 8 Jgt credits bin's g*h France, demand Bank Germany, demand -f' v m 'I' I/0.. India, 1. 1, 1; Hongkong, demand J4 itIS Yokoha3la, demand JJ4i Java, demand J* I Bangkok, demand Sovereigns, Bank Buying Vga Bank of
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    A Carping at British Rule in India. Oct. 19.
    1215 257 A Carping at British Rule in India. Oct. 19. W'\ m the least mind an American politician like Mr W. J. Bryan, tlie Democratic- candidate lor the U. S. Presidency, looking v it h jaundiced eves upon so wonderful an example of Imperial administration a* that of t he British
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    A Shortage in Leather.
    530 257 "There is nothing like leather," when you can get enough of it to meet your regular necessities. But, as far us can be seen, the world will want something as like leather as it can find, for from all the evidence available there will soon not
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      127 257 Japan Coals. THE Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, (MITSUI CO.) Head Office: No. 1. SURUGA-CHO TOKJ London Branch: 34, Lime Street, E.C. Singapore Branch 2, Finlayson Green. BRANCHES:— New York, San ViatiiCQ. Hamburg, Bombay, Sourabaia, Mongkong, Ainoy, Shanghai, Che- >ir, Newchwang, Port Arthur, n^mulpc, Yokohama, Yokosuka, < Naka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Wukamatsu,
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    As Evasion of Quarantine.
    453 258 lii another column will be found details of n most serious affair affecting the well being of the settlement it) a fital degree. We learn on excellent information T.tur a Gortnau ship arrived here on Oct 11 from China, having on board a number of i
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    Trafalgar and To-day.
    694 258 I.x is specially interesting to us that toj morrow being ihe anniversary of the crown- iiiL' victor y of Trafalgar, the evidence of the complete obliteration oi the old hereditary enmity between France aud Britain is strengthened by ihe telegraphed news of I the enthusiastically cordial reception
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    An Admiralty Apologist. Oct. 22.
    424 258 An Admiralty Apologist. Oct. 22. The Government, headstrong though it i 1)« m it* inordinate luti after o-:>n-»tny at the nations peril, i- pretty plainly getting afraid of the natural retribution thai even it see to be preparing for it, over the starvation of niv.t! construction proi cram me. Lonl
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    A Tariff Reform Jeremiad. Oct. 20.
    489 258 A Tariff Reform Jeremiad. Oct. 20. We should very much like t-> know ll*« in^ura? i»n which prompted this: telegram from London to Calcutta, giving what we must believe t-» be an extremely doleful \iew oi the Unionist position m Parliament and m tho country Glowing symptoma of <h Hpair
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    Shanghai's Win.
    498 258 We vvouM liL'« to cull a""I WflgptlOtltllv ilur >h -;»t 6Rhhm|hu tm En Urn ihh «l#vu U% the r^n^». rot U Httteb, b«t a< j. resrh ivmi dtd W lImI ih*» wind risk it That itcMta n« -4:A ik Wli. For on »»-t 1-".. too, if tliero m
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    Currency Amendment Bill.
    150 259 report of the Legislative Conn■i'y. on the Canreocv Note Rill, which was put through m! now becomes law, adds ro what we >aid en Thurs OoTerameni will accept i paVBMBIf of irs dues. If it I i-.; MHPBHsigai (n- notes. We ri! 1 objects and reasons of
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    Railway Nationalisation in Japan.
    670 259 Oct j-k a: m the political •programme of liafl meatben of Par'i tment is the Urn railways. It is inte- i thai that very policy is now effect iv Jap m. Dot indeed sire toonsl companiei froai their ags, but rather as a matter of :?]y
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    The late Admiral Fanshawe.
    138 259 On the last occasion of tlie meeting of the "Three Admirals' 1 m Singapore, one of these, then commanding the Australian Station, was Rear Admiral Fakshawk. We regret to see by telegram published to-daj that Admiral Sir Arthur Pai.rym ru Fan>!iawe is dead. Those who had
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    A Coolie Inspection Fable.
    399 259 These will be some amusement m the Port Health Officer's Department at this version of a Chinese yarn that has been, appareutlv m all seriousness, reported officially by the Viceroy at Canton to the Foreign Office or Waiwupu at Peking. Ir comes to Singapore, through the
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    Coming Liberal Troubles.
    719 259 Oct. 26. l»e telegrams printed to-day point to the fact that various parties m home politics are girding themselves afresh for the fray at Sr. Stephens*. The Liberal Government which ought to feel iv its embarras tie riekefses of its grea 1 majority, is getting unhappier ev-try
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    The Verandahs
    1456 259 Tbe verandah, or arcade, or five-foot wav question is just now agitating Kuala Liunj por, audit is always with us m Singapore. I At least with all people who have to walk* about the town during the day, when the verandahs are 1 umbered up with goods. The
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    THE SULTAN'S HOROSCOPE.
    353 260 A Masteu Mind. History will some ajy rocognue m Abdul Hamid IT., Sultan ami Kl.alit', one of the most striking figures, and, within oertain 1 obvious limitations, perhaps even one of the master minds, of our tim Sanguinary palace conspiracies placed him m 187*j on the throno
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    "BLACK MONDAY."
    734 260 Those who have lived m shoemakittg districts will recognize the alyve term at once, though to others its meaning may bo i cryptic to the last degree. Shoemakers. for some peculiar reason, always take Mondajl as a bolid&J unless they feel they really want to work, an experience
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    38 260 > < All orator, speaking at tbo Hydo Park meeting m favour of women's sinTrage, said the «|ue3tion was onca asked Did woman ever give us a Shakespeare The reply w;?s M Well, if a woman dM not. who did
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    ERRORS OF-EATING AND DRINKING.
    1013 260 ERRORS OF- EATING AND DRINKING. The subject of what we ahouid usi j what we should drink will never cease to engage the activities oi a rerlaiu curious class of analytical specialists p-e-irol to tho i prolongation of human life. Its members j would have ta eat and drink on
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    THE KNOWN WORLD.
    622 260 t-» otrtaii diM tf m.. ■I] tin .-su.tfe if tlw thono _l;.y explored \v d urban they eaa ao l disgruntled Imvmi Wildi -I A:- iatotlttl or t!i^. eternal tmomt of t(m bit trill n >ble fanntiei i .«g _•*>* ril ..f yn«Hp* i m* m tba
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    THE RACES.
    57 261 sS .C AUTUMN MEETING. vjli 1 X.. Sn-,1. H..j.. Foil, i hmhnsi Piter soil. A. \v. rotter, K. L. BrodonsA. < r% «.t c.in^ (i-.p. Owen. i\ l>. S r.i!nl< r^. S, I-« -<li< A i-»t.iTi t Jmlf*c, ii. i; I M. Klliot. I. 1., tiannt. Lt. Fouler.
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    FIRST DAY.
    1812 261 racing at Singaj bs a itnmn nsieting ptodueed j ternooa's sport With the a i the whole of the morning, had i gooil chance of re- >• its d v. and the turf, by the the tir>t erent, was favour- j kg. The crowd wa not so i
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    SOME SECOND DAY SURPRISES.
    1731 261 Thursday, October 18ft. Tlie oonrae irai very heavy yetterdaj when the event! of the second day of the meeting were decided, a great deal of rain having fallen m the early morning. From the spectator s point of view the conditions were otherwise perfect. As is
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    THIRD DAY.
    1788 262 Sat v da y )ct. 20t B Two •liief features contributed to the &UOOBM of »S:itin\hiy's racing- brilliant weather overhead m tlio midst of ;i rainy week: and the glorious uncertainty of spotting a v inuer. 1 1 liad rained earlj again *n Saturday morning, further soddening the
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    ANALYSIS OF THE RACING.
    474 262 Helow we tfive our usual analysis of winning horses owners and jockeys. It will be seen that <>> horses were runniu^at t he nutting, sporting silk I*o times. No horse has shown remarkable pre-emiuenoe, Raßinre and H^atherbell being the only double firsts. The same applies to
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    TENS OR TWELVES.
    630 262 The announcement that ai, of manufacturers like Kvn resolved to adopt the mem weights and measure*, will j the advocate of that svstern to-day says that the Comj to adopt the m^tri. hvm. and measures, and as the money unit. worV four places <>l' Infants. Tal !v
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    Friday, October 19, 1906.
    736 263 Cant. rVuitti h cricket captain, and Mr >. <;.!<!• Football enptuiu el the l'erak f,>- rl not twelve months. A Ifd W ••-cription list for tlie building pd ol Ike fenani; Free School shows a c £5,870, all from f'hinese and gavUMM ii I\a;< utt:i telegram
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    JOTTINGS FROM BERLIN.
    1386 263 f For the Sniyapore Frt? Frets.) Sept. 17th. 1906. The Lmperor's speech at Breslau raiseda cloud of indignation and protest which one would hardly have looked for, seeing it was almost verbatim what he had said now seme twelve years a go, only not quite so strong.
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    THE INTERPORT MATCH.
    99 263 The detailed score for Peuang m this match (won by Shanghai) is as follows. Pte. Bachan Singh, M.S.G. 30 30 30 i»0 Jem. Jagat Singh, M.S.G. 26 31 31 88 L-Cp Samau Singh. M.5.G... 29 32 26 87 Mr. G. B. Southam, FV. 27 31 28 86
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    ANOTHER AFFRAY AT TANJONG PAGAR.
    161 263 Chinese versus Klings. On Tuesday another affray occurred at Tanjong Pagar. but this time it was between Chinese and Kling boatmen, who quarrelled over the mooring place for their respective craft. The Chinese raised their battle-cry of Pah, Pah (strike) and a score of them
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    OPIUM TRADE SUPPRESSION.
    259 263 OPIUM TRADE SUPPRESSION. An Alleged Cure. The programme for meeting to be addressed by Mr J. G. Alexander m the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 15 has been published. Mr Alexander is Secretary of the Opium Trade Suppression Society and is coming out to China. The
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    DIPAVALI.
    559 263 Kveu the casual pfttter through lliirii .-t or auv purt of the town inhabited bj U iadoot will have noted the present sign's of a festival. The big shops iv Higb-st. are gai!\ decorated with flowers and pretty haflgiag*, and at Bight they are brightly illuminated It is the
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    SPREADING CHOLERA.
    377 263 Inx'redible Deception. An almost incredible story reaches us of what is a serious crime committed by the Captain and Doctor of a foreign steamer which arrived here recently from the coolie ports of China. The report runs that the vessel came m from Amoy and Swatow with over
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    Saturday, Oct. 20, 1906.
    867 264 It U stated lUat Mr. Brnee, Accountant ol the Chartered Bank, Bombay, has been appointed Manager of the new Bank of India. Lieutenant the Hon. B. Coke, Kiile Brigade, is permitted to resign his commission. This officer it id understood is taking up planting m the
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    599 264 The ordinary meeting of this Board was held yesterday afternoon m the Offices Mr. E. G. Broadrlck presiding, the otljpr members present being J. W. B. Maclareu, W. Macbean, A. W. Bailey, Rowland Allen, C. i Mac Arthur. Minutes. The minutes of the previous meeting were read aod
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    SINGAPORE! EXTRADITION CASE.
    244 264 SINGAPORE! EXTRADITION CASE. TitISONEK TO BE SENT BACK. WLfved John Holniber^, nineteen years of a-jre, formerly a clerk m the employ of Messrs Allen, Gledhill <v Co., of No. 21, Wast Street, Singapore, who is being sought after by the Singapore authorities on a charge of criminal Immili of trust,
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    926 264 Quicquid agmit homines no«iri ext far my Vibdli. Juwnal. Some earnest-souled and simple-minded Radicals most Radicals get credit for a kind of ***** earnestness the simplicity of the rank and file is notorious are beginning to ask how much Iwtte r they are off with the
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    LETTERS TO AN EXILE.
    511 264 I taM von Tin MK| i "faltifl parts." so iii!U_ L' BnigM MM «n joy OOTfcd it is ittch a \rr\ pti very difteivnt EfQM aaythia* enttovMl i Bvn the liour at the half hour bd dres^'d m neUini: will Umz i string, and tin itmtf
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    "BULAN PUASA."
    63 264 The Bulan Puasu. or r tb« Mchamniolans, -sat.i hari boka BMtffcai Ihe iraf 0i a tmmm I i afternoon an 1 no-v must not partake of midnight Ml I p« iMff lips. Vtiltttfct r IOJS further lengths. Vfter p f^t i.ovor and hali-stan^- prophet mak« a rush lor
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    Monday, Oct. 22, 1906.
    1508 265 i _vufl»*tuen iv itangoon live I strenuous file. On Oct. 10 m one of J v strate'fl Courts thero m the course j I. .'tween two Barristers Jeviau and Vakhnria blows were and the latter went to hospital, he said, of a dislocated i ih»* hi
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    A JUNK SUNK.
    119 265 TWO MEN DROWNED. V couple of Malay fishermen fishing off j Katne* Lighthouse on ThursJay morning audited three Chinese clingin? to some wreckage aud picked them up. The rescued nen v.ero taken to Raffles Lighthouse and after they had somewhat recovered they slated that they were the
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    SERIOUS RUNAWAY SMASH.
    148 265 An unfortunate accident occurred to Mr George Greaves, the manager and lessee of Dalian's Horse Repository as he was driving down to tJie Course on Saturday after- i noon. Going down the hill of Civanaghrd near the cemetery m his gig the horse took fright and bolted
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    TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.
    115 265 A fairly large audience assembled at the j Twentieth Century Club on Saturday uight j to au entertainment giren by Jack Me- i Auliffe and Sam Newman. The midgets, Dan and Jack garea very clever exhibition ot juggling with Indian dabs for j which they were warmly
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    HAT SNATCHER CAPTURED.
    142 265 A Chinaman named Teo Jin was taking an after-dinner stroll along Beach-rd. list night, and when near the junction of Tan Quee fiin-sr. his bat, a tine Terai. was j snatched away. lie saw two Chinese making oil' with it and went after them as t'iist ;js
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    THE RISE IN SILVER.
    197 265 K iv\ y lasi month bar silver "changed hauds" at 3lfd. per oz. for "spot" and 31 Ul. for forward delivery, a higher level than the M white montal*' has attained for over a dozen years. In 1894 the price was as high as :J1 >d..
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    THE GAZETTE.
    263 265 Mr. F. 'i. Ellis nas been appointeil A*st. Protector of Chimieo'lnnnigriUita for Singnpora. Mr. P. 3J. Baddeley is the new Pooh Bah for Christmas Island, and will doubtless sostain his dozen or so official posts with due eflicieucy and dignify.. The Ordinance to Consolidate the Law relating to
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    THE SUPREME COURT.
    533 265 lii.i >KE Ml JVB I > >*ii Bbllixo Mobtoagld Land. An action of kmm considerable fatten wu beard by Mr Justice Fisher y. sterdat, when a claim was brought bj \M Kader bin AH against. Mootokarnptn Chetty for damages incurred by rea« »n •»l tha defendant us
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    399 265 Referring to tba trade :rf Britith North Borneo m UJOS, Mr. onsular Agent Darby states that the planting md istriet ?ous's > almost exclusively o toba •:< p] nf iti a s .nd rubber estates. 'he for rasistof estate* I <o\Mi"d bj some three companies) which V
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    31 265 Iv *ke October nvcT^ber }f L ra il'i fi sertger, there ia an interest' ni* article on tbo Jewish prl of t -d»y, written by (1 "R«?g"n"i Sac won Si i
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    HIS SPORTING CHANCES.
    926 266 TLf. aiv many and peculiar, not less vcuuerfv.l than the raan who takes them. And be is the rikiaha puller, not the type of coolie who calls for thoTuaa m the morning witt punctuality lorn of inexplicable rattening, and puts m a second appearance iv the early
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    'TWAS IN TRAFALGAR'S BAY.
    852 266 Yesterday was the anniversary of one of j •> the most glorious days m the naval history of British politics. Cue says naval history of British politics, for the reason that the victory of Felson off Trafalgar was not m some respects such a brilliant fight
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    47 266 > < The hopelessly trivial stage to which much of the popular journalism of the day has degenerated is admirably shown up m a daily paper which prints as a special article of groat interest a quarter of a column of the Nicknames of the South African Football team
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    A TERRIFIC FIGHT.
    948 266 In An AxH^il XHOM Cami*. After one of the fiercest and n>ost vicious battles m th» history of pugilism, Joe Gans, the American negro fighter, l»e:it Battling Nelson, the Danish-American, and l>e<ame unquestionably light-weight champion of the world. It was not the greatest fight of the century
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    61 266 > < Commenting on H. E. the Governor's address to the Legislative Council on the Budget, and the fall m excise rents the Bangkok Times says Excise farms everywhere seem to be falling on difficult times, and it is generally understood that tke arrears due to the Government m Bangkok
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    FOR ABSENT ONES.
    574 266 ImKKV.s! is.; Si ....i>,,. M '\r mi's, "Tribune." Th< posal is mosi laudable, but the Kings -un being fire.; j 7 p.m. -no very mmmmim I mtkhmi Ww B ik> I, frt would go oil with a bang at mi.l D far the the idi-a v.,- Ai
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    HOW TO CURE LEPROSY.
    170 266 A certain Dr. Deprez ha* expl; "Dcpcclie Colomaie," bow cured. This medical inau oi that the illness is contagious and measures mmM to be taker spread. Though Chauliiio^r:.--not be considered as against leprosy, it is. v that m roanv cases will git« Bernier at tl* hospital
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    Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1906.
    701 267 Ka-der, the notorious Chinese pad, WM executed at Shaugbai on 1 M being decapitated. honed thai the laaftng dock to be m Kmjland for Koto harboor will le »>.: ii tu.> y»»ar«. ;.;.-t that Chiua hi- > > t.a* mado no to thn invitation to take
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    ALLEGED BIG FORGERY.
    941 267 J fawn Charged. Yesterday before Mr Oblman Emaniwl Judab, a Jew broker, was charged v.ilh having forced the signature of the firm of Nagardas, Percbatondas, Bombay merchants, to a document. Mr K. W. Braddell and Mr K. 8t J. lituddell were for the Crown and Mr M.
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    SAPPHO AFIRE.
    448 267 BEACHED OFF TANJONG RHU. The Straits Bteaniship (Jo's itoanjer Sappho wlii-;h was to leave at four o'clock yesterday afternoon for Fort Swettenhaui, w;is found to lw oa tire just Ih*fore three o'clock. At 2.50, t> be exact black smoke wai noticed issuing m wisps from No 2 hatch,
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    SUPREME COURT.
    276 267 Before Mr Justice mornIBg. The Ca.sk os 1 thb F#XTOM Hall. He McKerrow and (Jo, m CKaabotg aud 00, st.iudin^ for judgment. Ln this case the plaiutifits claimed damans incurred tlirou^li the shutting out of oertaia copra cargo from the S S Foxton Hall for which defendants claimed
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    145 267 The October Monthly Medal \\cis compoted for ou Saturday ana Sunday un-1 th« following canls were batnlod m The following -aho played but handed m no score— Messrs. Webb. Humphreys, Kent, Lepgatt, Barrett, Dunn, Coi, Follett, Hanwell, Davidson, Greenfield, Macmillan. The Gold Medal for 1D05— 1900" was
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    A LAND CASE.
    331 267 In the Supreme Court ciae, Sheik .Ujdul Kadir bin Alii pfr Oauxit) \s 3loot'ivjarpen Chetty (Mr Koowle<) there was a, question a* to ri^btof sale. ThelacC bad l>een mort^ra^e-l for 32,325 interest $675, to deter, d .i ir 'i'he land had been told by thf» ehottj under
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    THE 3RD MIDDLESEX REGIMENT.
    185 267 This battalion which arrived m Singapore yesterday by tlie Soudan r for Hongkong from Durban, Natal, is t > proceed today to Hongkong wberQ it will re'iero the West Kent Regiment. Foureomptaiaf of the Middlesex will bo stationed at Hongkong, aii'l of the other ba.lt* battalion
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    NATURALISATION IN AMERICA.
    162 267 New York, Sept. ~0. -TV* new naturuli«fttiou law came into etfed m tlila eouotiTtOday. Ev^ry alien m the first <\i!.in. WCOIII cabin, or steerage who l.iiids at tnj I'n't> 5 <JStatea port, of oi)t»-y Duntt tell Hw oAnali h'm height, weight, age, anmber of teet !r, ri/^e
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    105 267 A liume pip«*r <>f B*pt i. Lo Bishop of Singapore, Lftotuuif v*l \i.ru#ak will give a brief tA&inm on tba worl tLe Church m lis tensive difoeae It th* monthly meeting of the SocVj for romoting Christian KnowleJc^ i sjiiety'i house on Tuesday next, at 2. 30. he present diocest?
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    WHAT THE PADRE SAW.
    157 267 "Inev'^r intend to prcuoL with r«-h window open a>ain," said a oo— try i*r_»ynian, "for I bad mont awtv-^r^ «3 inren- -o on one occasion. The weather > very sot, and a window had been loi't OfMQ« 2 1 BKVt me a full view of a
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    3698 268 Oki'lna.v Mnrao, Movaat, Oct. 22wd. j hum His E\i>i.'fv the Gtoebnor Sir John Anderson, •:.oi.- Hi- E\f<r-r.cv thf < ieiionil Offict r C.-iuinanding the Troops Ma fot o— end B. luij*o June*, c.ta FheHontle the Col. Secretary i apt. A.) I. Young. the Act. Attorney-Genl. J. B« lime*
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    107 268 In the Court of Requests yestei Ec Song, formerly chief cook at the «J mess at Blakan Mati, sued Bit* bod, R. O. A., for $21.13 which hecb to be due him as market money v 14th August the plaintiff was m-" for two mouths on a charge I wbicn
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    Wednesday, Oct. 24, 1906.
    688 269 t, |T ilfinfl i* arranged between Capt. P. >rd, the Sherwood Voreaters, second Capt Frederic Radford, late Royal ■a, i.nd Ethel Edith, younger daughlthe fete Col Frederic /m ent Godfrey larine Light Int. mba Mmr mji "Dr Paulau/, the :nior ofiom of the Coloml» has secured
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1123 269 I ThK Races have come ami gone and tai.cu all together they may be said to have prof Tided us with some very -ood sport, despite the fact that the weather was anything but favourable. Tie attendance on the whole was not particoJarN good, and on Thursday appeared
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    CHINESE EDUCATION COMMISSION.
    141 269 B) the steamer Lai Sang yesterday (here has arrived m Singapore a Chinese Education Commission consisting of Mandarin Wans,' PangCbeiiug and Ymi STowLeong, head of the Chinese College at Canton. The Commissioner* are to visit all ihe Chinese Schools m th^ Straits Settlements and Dutch Indies, and
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    AN OLD PROCESS.
    134 269 An old process for damages lias receutlv been finished after having been going ou almost whole century. The story begins with the Grecian liberation war. Tn 1878 an Austrian, named Telorio, was made prisoner and seizure was made of his .ship by the Turks, on a charge
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    BENCH COURT CASES.
    184 269 YcstercUj afternoon before the Bench Court the Chinese bill collector from Dalian's Horse Repository who was sentenced a couple of days ago by Mr. Green to a month's hard labour for criminal broach oi trust m respect to |26 the property of 3lr. Geo. O reives was
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    LISBON TO THE FAR EAST.
    155 269 The Hamburg- Amerika Line hare uou established a direct service from Lisbon to the Far East. The German Steamship *H%bsburg" (0,500 tous) has just passed through on her maiden rojage from Europe. She is tho pioneer boatofthenew montnlj service which this enterprising Company has inaugurated
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    125 269 Society m Calcutta is rent iii tvvjiii. ar considers itself rent m *wain, on a subject of supreme importance .it the hoadqnartefH of the Indian turf, and possibly, also at Singapore and other racing centres m the Straits. The UAenima causa c£ this little Lcllin.i is naturally feminine, and nothing
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      Aura Humana.
      574 269 To :he Bdkob. Ti'cre for wm, if itbqfeU 9meU .<.•■••■ offcc i -c;; -("Slightly altered from Burns.» Sir, We Knglish have sat judgment upon oursolve< .inJ with unanimity 1 i is the wonder, Miouid I say the almr of the civiiise«l uorld, havedeclar 1 that all '•▼<*Tgood, According
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      Some Things.
      458 269 Tub Ei iiOR, Sir,—l am writing to you m the nope forlorn bepe maybe) of reaching seme oco who will raise aery and maintain Ltuntfl it is heard and acted upon m favour of tbe long suffering public of GKn^apora. Tho 'public" and the 'publicbenefit** seem to be
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      Still Another Grivance.
      323 270 To THE EDITOB, Dear Sir.—To what your correspondent j wrote yesterday about tin- inadaptability of ihe public servants for the public service, let lite add an example. We have an electric tramway that has j ;ured a monopoly m return for carrying out a public service. Tn
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    SAIS AS A BURGLAR.
    171 270 At -1- o'clock on Sunday morning Mr. J. H. Murray, living at JS T o. 19 Syed Ali-rd., reported that hii residence had been visited by burglars and Mrs. Murray's jewel- j wry, .allied at £280 odd, stolen from the I dressing table. Inspector Crummey put
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    THE INTERPORT MATCH.
    154 270 The folio wing are the individual scores of the members of the Shanghai Interport team 200 yds. P. W. Mackintosh *****45 84 A. W. Studd *****55 84 C. Kichards *****44 89 A Gibson *****45 81 J. Bonrke *****")^ 81 W. Brand *****54 31 J. Christie *****45 30
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    NOT BROUGHT HOME.
    97 270 Before the Bench Court a Chinaman was charged with being m possession of counterfeit coin. These comprised eight twenty cent pieces which the Government Analyst said were made from Britannia metal spoons silvered over. The accused was alleged to have tried to pass the coin iv a
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    Thursday, Oct. 25, 1906.
    453 270 On TuescLy afternoon one of the stocks of coal behind the Tanjong Fsgar Oock Oflices was found to be on fife, but was extinguished without difficulty by the coal being turned over and deluged with water. A Canton <'<>rresponden! oi" a Hongkong paper say- that outside
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    CHETTY LOSES $3,700.
    383 270 A Fortunate Recovery. Yesterday before Mr. Oolmantwo Kiings, brothers named Chellaya and Kampaya were charged with having used us genuine a forged document, a cheque for 5:>,700. Mr. Battenberg conducted the prosecution and the accused were undefended. Soinasuudaram Chetty said lie lived m Market-it, and the first
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    LONDON LETTER.
    721 270 (Special for the Bingapon Free Prmt .T.ocdv a Sept. :ML 1906. It wmm just as I had expected, the streets are lull of the stfangest people. TLose who nre not foreigners must have eoine from the remotest wildfl of tho count ry. and of the Cockneys m evidence
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    ST JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.
    115 270 The examination of candidates who have been attending Dr. I). A. Young* lectures m First Aid to the injured m connection with St. Johns Ambulance Association, was held m the Rooms of the Y. M. C. A. by Capt. Duguid r. a. m. c. on Tuesday
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    SUPREME COURT.
    650 270 Before < f u Jones, yes uton A* a, n l Cvi Mr Chopard appear. Chinese Christian wet*** „< tl< Elizabeth t appeal a-ain^i SST*'" 111 IS It ■MNaiud th;it l, t .f, ;v j Cheng Ciee i; hawnjr parked home i, XWrtorr «a* that Eli broker wm
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2859 271 bm irin»! Telagrapk -Renter's) Btc. Oct 18,12.13 pm. nding robbery ha«- occurred at mb ;rl» of Berlin. b ---"I ls a Captain stopped Guardsmen returning from drill em to at tnipanj him to j ■h'-u 'W- n the i wn Hall and Ma. r ind Cmshiet and sent guard
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    51 271 Hongkong >ct 22nd. 20p .m Chinese armj manoeuvres eomn id w r Honan uiiiy, It is rumoure*! tb it the v. \.Aii scheme is unreal and that -5 y more is known by both si Ism Ixjioreliau' Tlj'3 retroooflsion of IliuchvraiiL' Ci has b en deferred till ~)ec.
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    PRODUCE.
    125 271 tetobei 24 Tin \m% r Gkuiilner Grftmbier Cube No. 1 10.87J GacibierCubeKo. 2 x f)2.. Pepper Black (ordin.B'povs) bnjren )^5 Popper, White (fair L. W. 5 p.r. 2<',. L 7 Nutmegs (110 to the Ib) J Nutmegs (SO to th* Ib.) 16. Ma?e (Bondaj '»5. C re > (Amhoin
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      86 271 Inflammatory Rheumatism Anyone who has ever experien d the excmciating and almo3t unbearable v..' -h m- i dent to inflammatory rheumatism, vill ha pleased to know that prompt reli" ,iay bo had by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Mr. D. Siwder, of Koseville, Ontario, '."anada, Bays: "lhavebem troubled with inflammatory rheumatism
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      657 272 Passengers Arrived Pei I'erak Messrs Roe, Cobill. Nirner. Dr Magneton, Mrs Fair, Mrs Taylor, Mc-sr^ Taftet, Parson*, Kin,'. Bntterfield, Hale. Per Sumatra Miss Evn. Swingle, Mrs W. M. Sime, Mrs Bonner, Messrs Mann, Orocker, Pawsa/, Pa-more, Chittenden, Mrs Chittenden, Mr- Gregg, Mr Bamsaj. Oct. 19. Par Banes M: ESsenring Per
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      544 272 Billiton. Brit. str.. n-'bson. for Anamlas and Natunas Is. Good Hope. Brit, fir., Harding, for Calcutta. Sin«_'oni f Ger. btr.. Lens*, for Bangkok. Darvel, Ger. str Littmaen, for Zamboaaga via ports. Ran^-e Ger. str.. Peter-, for Deli, A.-.. 'nan. Panel i and Bila. Gaea. Nor >tr.. Ljdenen, for Bangkok. Hock
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      891 272 VESSELS IN POUT. n !Vlcn-of-War Flag aui Tons Commanders Arrive:! From Baa Maw OoLjcfctBoo Murphy Befltti P. s. <.<•• Zeechuf Dut 107 Ykema* Oct IS m. Ship Flac Tons Master Arrived Krom B Airiie Brit I4l»2 William OettJ Sydney Boukten Breid Nor 545 Folkmau Oct 21 Bangkok g < B:inWh:itt
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